Khoekhoe etymology :

Proto-Khoekhoe : *tara

Meaning : woman

Khoe etymology : Khoe etymology

Nama : tara-s

!Ora : tara-s

Notes : Griqua tara-s (D, P).

References : Haacke 40; Meinhof 91, 149; Rust 356.

Central Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoe : *ta[ra]

Meaning : woman

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Khoekhoe : *tara

Macro-Khoisan etymology :

Proto-Khoisan : *t(h)a-

Meaning : woman

Proto-Bushman : *de (?)

Proto-Khoe : *ta[ra]

Sandawe : *thame-

Notes : Not too impressive, considering that the similarity is mainly just between the initial consonants.

Peripheral Khoisan etymology :

Number : 639

Proto-Bushman : *de

Meaning : female

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Proto-Ju : *de

Bushman > Ju : Bushman > Ju

ǂHoan : *ʒ́e

Bushman > ǂHoan : Bushman > ǂHoan

Notes : Normally PPK *e > ǂHoan a (cf. *ze 'new'). It is possible that there have been additional prosodic features influencing the vocalism.

North Khoisan etymology :

East #Hoan etymology :

Proto-#Hoan : *ʒ́e

Meaning : mother

Bushman etymology : Bushman etymology

#Hoan : gye (C.); ʒ́ē (T.)

References : Collins 2001: 457; Traill 1973: 30.

Sandawe etymology :

Proto-Sandawe : *thame-

Meaning : woman, female

Khoisan etymology : Khoisan etymology

Sandawe : tamesu (D.); thamecu (K.); tametsu "fille, femelle" (Kim.); thámètshⁱ "women" (TBW)

References : Dempwolff 51; Kagaya 101; Kimmenade 54; TBW 305.

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